Sexual assault charges against Alexander O’Connor, the musician who goes by Rex Orange County, have been dropped, shortly before O’Connor was set to stand trial. The singer-songwriter had been facing six charges of touching a woman without consent. He was first charged in October; a London court alleged that he’d assaulted ...

L.S. Dunes is what happens when MCR guitarist Frank Iero teams up with members of fellow post-hardcore Coheed And Cambria, Thursday and Circa Survive

ABC has canceled a Backstreet Boys holiday special that was scheduled to air next week. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the cancellation of A Very Backstreet Holiday — which was pegged to the boy band’s recent Christmas album of the same name — is due to a lawsuit filed Thursday accusing Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter of rape in 2001.

Metro Boomin is releasing his sophomore LP Heroes & Villains tonight, a little later than originally planned (the release date had to be postponed due to sample clearance issues). The follow-up to 2018’s Not All Heroes Wear Capes features tons of guest spots, notably from Future, Chris Brown, 21 Savage, Travis Scott, Young Nud...

Blink-182, Paramore, Jimmy Eat World, Thursday, The Starting Line, Turnstile for new Adjacent festival in 2023